Actors who've played famous Texans

February 11, 2014 |By Andrea Waguespack

These Hollywood stars portrayed some of the Lone Star State's greatest historical figures.

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Mirabeau B. Lamar was promoted from a private to Colonel during the Texas Revolution after rescuing some fellow Texan soldiers who had been surrounded. Lamar went on to become the second President of Texas.

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Mirabeau B. Lamar was promoted from a private to Colonel during the Texas Revolution after rescuing some fellow Texan soldiers who had been surrounded. Lamar went on to become the second President of Texas.